"I'll buy out the rubber from your rubber garden at 150 taels per barrel. Mr. Zhao, if you agree, I can give you a deposit of 10,000 taels now. In the future, every receipt will be in cash and no credit will be given."
"how?"
Chen Tianci ignored Li Yuan and Zhang Wei who were standing by. How could these two people know the dilemma of Jiangnan United Trading Company?
As you can tell from the name of Jiangnan United Trading Company, it is a trading company established by the big gentry and big capital in the Jiangnan area. There is no doubt that Jiangnan's capital is not favored by the mainstream capital in the north.
There are many reasons for this, and the main reason is that at the beginning, the gentry, big families, and big landowners in Jiangnan were conservative people and were extremely opposed to Liu Jin's many reforms.
To sum up, capital in southern Ming Dynasty started late and developed late. Traditional ideas and forces were entangled in it. On the one hand, it tasted the sweetness of capitalism and colonialism, and on the other hand, it missed the economic monopoly brought about by relying on political monopoly in the past.
In the good old days, he still has a strong sense of conservatism in his behavior. For example, he still opposes the levy of commercial tax.
The capital in the north is different. It is characterized by early start and early development. It is good at innovating and using new technologies and technologies. It has tasted the big cake of the development of capitalism and colonialism. It strongly supports Liu Jin's many reforms and believes that they are correct.
It was Liu Jin's many reforms that led to the current prosperity and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.
They can provide effective cooperation with many policies of the imperial court. What they believe in is to rejuvenate the country through industry. Everyone is responsible for the country and the country. It is very important to make money by running a business, but they must also pay attention to the social value of the business and promote employment.
, increase national tax revenue, etc.
It can be said that there was a huge difference between the capitals in the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty because they had different strengths from the beginning, which also determined the huge differences between the two in their rapid development.
One of the most important points is the strength. Northern capital almost completely crushes southern capital and dominates southern capital in many fields.
Both Sangong Commercial Bank and Sihai Commercial Bank can be regarded as northern capital. Although many shareholders of Sihai Commercial Bank are from the south, they believe in the principles of northern capital.
Jiangnan United Trading Company is an out-and-out southern capital, composed of former salt merchants, tea merchants, grain merchants, etc. Although it is also a behemoth, it is one of the famous large trading houses in the Ming Dynasty.
However, because it is a southern capital, it is not favored by northern capital.
Take the current rubber as an example. Rubber is in the hands of Liu Jin, that is, in the hands of northern capital. Rubber has a huge role. It can not only be used to make tires. In later generations, it will be on the same level as steel, oil, and coal.
Known as the world's four major industrial raw materials, it plays many irreplaceable and important roles in the chemical industry.
This means that there are extremely huge industries and interests involved. Without rubber, you would not be able to enter many fields.
These capitals in the north can still get some rubber from Liu Jin, but it is difficult for the capital in the south to get rubber from Liu Jin, which also means that they are cut off from many profitable industries and fields.
This is unacceptable to southern capital.
In itself, they started late, and a large number of fields were occupied by northern capital. What they now eat is what is left by northern capital.
They need rapid development in new areas to increase their power and wealth.
Although rubber has only been around for a few years, its many advantages are already well known to everyone. As long as it is processed in various ways, many new products can be obtained, which is enough to open up many industries and fields.
Has very promising prospects.
Take the bicycles that are now popular in the Ming Dynasty. When bicycles appeared, not only did the north have a lot of capital to build factories to copy bicycles, but there was also a lot of smart people in the south who wanted to get a share of the pie.
Among them, Jiangnan United Commercial Bank spent huge sums of money to build a large bicycle factory in Shanghai. Millions of taels of silver were poured into it, but now it is facing a rubber problem.
How could they not be anxious?
The key is that everyone now knows the characteristics of rubber. It takes seven or eight years for a rubber tree to grow from a seedling to start producing rubber, and it can only grow in tropical areas.
Southern capital, which has lagged behind from the beginning, clearly realizes that in the next seven or eight years, they will be restricted by rubber.
The lack of rubber is not just as simple as making tires. In many other aspects, it will depend on the face of northern capital. Naturally, they are willing to spend a lot of money to purchase ready-made rubber plantations or buy out the output of the rubber plantations.
"No, no~"
"Although the conditions are very attractive, I think the price of rubber will definitely rise."
Zhao Ming was very excited, but looking at the appearance of the three major trading houses, he felt that the rubber market might continue, and he was in no hurry to find a buyer.
"Mr. Zhao, if the market price rises, we can also give you a purchase price based on the market price. This is no problem at all. In addition, we can also give you a guaranteed purchase price. If the market price is lower than the price of 150 taels per barrel,
, we will buy it at the price of 150 taels of silver per barrel."
When Chen Tianci heard this, he immediately added more words without hesitation.
"You guys are crazy~"
Li Yuan and Zhang Wei shouted out again.
The people of the Southern Union Company really don't do this. If you do this, we will have to bid accordingly if we want to purchase rubber. Otherwise, you will have a monopoly on the rubber.
"Mr. Zhao, what do you think?"
Chen Tianci didn't care about Li Yuan and Zhang Wei, but looked at Zhao Ming, expecting him to nod in agreement. His Southern United Trading Company needed rubber too much, but most of the rubber was in Liu Jin's hands.
It’s not enough for Liu Jin’s own industries. Where is the excess rubber for your southern capital?
"This~"
Zhao Ming was in hesitation. He had no reason not to agree to such conditions.
"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao~"
"We, Sangong Trading Company, are also willing to buy out the rubber in your hands under the same conditions~"
"We at Sihai Trading Company are the same and are willing to buy out the rubber in your hands under the same conditions~"
Zhang Wei and Li Yuan looked at Zhao Ming's hesitation and shouted anxiously.
When it comes to money, it was you southerners who had the money in the past, but after these years of rapid pull by the two carriages of capital and colonization, the strength of northern capital has completely surpassed that of the south, and there is plenty of money.
Since you want to spend your money, we will stick with you until the end. This is the current confidence of Northern Capital. You can do whatever you want when you have money.
…
"Master, why didn't you sign an agreement with them just now? There is no reason to refuse this condition?"
Hussein drove the carriage towards Danhe City. He asked Zhao Ming behind him with some confusion.
Hussein was a Persian businessman in the past, so he was naturally very smart in business. He had no reason to refuse the conditions just offered by several large commercial banks, and he could not find any reason to refuse.
"There was no reason to refuse, but I always felt that the many binding conditions after signing the agreement restricted my freedom. From now on, I would not have the final say on my rubber plantation, so I refused."
Zhao Ming thought for a moment and replied.
"Better freedom?"
“Don’t the rubber plantations make their own decisions?”
When Hussein heard this, he was immediately confused and couldn't figure it out. The other party gave you money to buy it out, and this restricted your freedom?
The rubber plantation is still your rubber plantation. It’s just that the rubber produced will be sold to one family in the future. The price will change according to the market and there is a guarantee. Doesn’t this mean that you have the final say?
Hussein was a little confused, why was this Ming man's brain circuit so different?
But why is it that the Ming Dynasty is running rampant all over the world, while the smart Persians are serving as housekeepers?
With such doubts, I drove the carriage to Danhe City. Before I entered the city, I saw lively scenes on both sides of the road outside Danhe City.
"It's time to collect rubber. It's time to collect rubber. We'll collect as much as we can get. 150 taels per bucket, 150 taels per bucket. We'll collect as much as we can. We'll collect rubber at your door~"
There were many people dressed as waiters, clapped their hands, and kept shouting with tin trumpets. When they saw someone driving a four-wheeled carriage into the city, they immediately came to the side and asked enthusiastically.
"Sir, does your family grow rubber?"
"No, that's such a pity~"
"It's time to collect rubber seeds. It's time to collect rubber seeds. One piece is worth two taels of silver, and one piece is worth two taels of silver. You can come to your door to harvest it. You will be given cash on the spot~"
There are also people who keep shouting about harvesting rubber seeds. When meeting people, they ask each other if they have planted rubber and if they know anyone who has.
There was a strong rubber wind here at the entire city gate. Rubber collectors and rubber seed collectors seemed to be scrambling for rubber everywhere. Even rubber seeds had become an extremely valuable thing. One piece was sold for two taels of silver.
What is the difference between it and silver beans?
"Haha, I know I can't sign any bullshit buyout agreement with them. Looking at this lively scene, are I afraid that my rubber won't be sold?"
Zhao Ming looked at the lively scene in front of him and laughed happily. He made the decision on his own rubber. No matter how good the preferential terms you give, I just won't buy it out.
"The rubber seedlings are coming, the rubber seedlings are coming~"
At this time, I don't know who shouted, and the originally bustling scene suddenly exploded as if water was poured into a boiling oil pan.
I saw many plantation owners who were already waiting anxiously and their slaves hurried to the side of the road. In the distance, I could see a dozen four-wheeled carriages with the logo of Nanyang Agricultural Trading Company heading towards Danhe City.
Come.
These dozen or so large four-wheeled carriages are all covered with rubber seedlings layer after layer. Each of these dozen or so large four-wheeled carriages can hold thousands of seedlings.
However, in the eyes of everyone at this moment, these seedlings are not seedlings at all, they are just shining golden saplings for making money. Everyone rushes over, fearing that they will not be able to buy these rubber saplings if they are too late.
"Don't be anxious, everyone~ Don't be anxious, everyone~"
"Everyone, take the vouchers in your hands and arrange your order to come and receive the seedlings~"
On top of more than a dozen four-wheeled carriages, people from the Nanyang Agricultural Trading Company saw the situation in front of them, which seemed to be commonplace, and they also took out their tin trumpets and shouted loudly.
“It’s actually a pre-sale system?”
Seeing this scene, Zhao Ming immediately widened his eyes.
He clearly remembered that when he bought rubber saplings, he didn't need to pre-sell at all. He only needed to go to the Nanyang Agricultural Trading Co., Ltd. store to place an order and pay when the goods arrived. There was even a person who came to teach him.
How to grow rubber and how to take care of a rubber garden.
It's great now. If you want rubber seedlings, you still need to pay money to order them first, and then wait for them to cultivate the seedlings before sending them over. This difference is really huge.
"The people from Nanyang Agricultural Trading Company are really good at making money~"
"This cartload of rubber seedlings costs five taels of silver each. In total, this cartload of saplings is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, and a dozen four-wheeled carriages are worth millions of taels of silver!"
Zhao Ming used his fingers to calculate, and when he came up with the figure of one million taels of silver, his mouth opened wide.
Just now, when I was still very happy about the little money I got from selling rubber, the people from the Nanyang Agricultural Trading Company had already made a lot of money by selling rubber seedlings. They made a lot of money.
A rubber sapling sells for five taels of silver, which is faster than grabbing money. However, the rubber market is booming now, and countless planters want to plant rubber.
"No, no~"
"These plantation owners are all retail investors like me. The real big business is those big commercial houses and large plantations. They often buy rubber seedlings for at least tens of thousands or tens of thousands. This Nanyang
The cashier at the Agricultural Commercial Bank almost got hand cramps."
Zhao Ming quickly thought of one thing, that is, selling rubber saplings is definitely more profitable than rubber.
Rubber saplings are cultivated from rubber seeds. The adult rubber trees can bear a lot of fruits at one time. The Nanyang Agricultural Trading Company has the largest number of rubber trees in its hands. God knows how much money they will make this time.
Not only large and small businesses and large plantations must be harvested, but ordinary plantation owners like Zhao Ming must also be harvested. After all, it is not profitable to grow sugar cane now, and the rubber market is booming, more or less.
I will plant some.
"It's okay, it's okay. I listened to my friend's advice and planted more than a thousand acres of rubber. Now I can not only sell rubber, but also the rubber seeds. I don't have to worry about expanding the rubber plantation by myself. Otherwise, just
I don’t even know how much money this investment will cost.”
"The Nanyang Agricultural Commercial Bank estimates that it will be possible to harvest only one wave in the next two years. In a few years, when there are more rubber trees, the seedlings will no longer be valuable, and the price of rubber will also fall."
"I guess it will only be in four or five years. Otherwise, those big commercial banks would not only want to sign a five-year agreement with me. They must have seen the market situation in four or five years."